Girls’ Soccer

Coe-Brown 3, Oyster River 2

Key players: Coe-Brown – Ellie Escabi (2 goals, assist), Bella Lapierre (goal, assist), Morgan Readel (assist), Jaelyn Demers (assist)

Highlights: After controlling most of the first half, the Bears fell behind 2-0 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half. Lapierre scored twice in under eight minutes to tie the game, 2-2, at halftime. Escabi found the back of the net with nine minutes left in the second half to close out the comeback win. Maggie Escabi, Amanda Thomas and Cam Buchanan all played strong games for CBNA.

Coach’s quote: “We were dominant in the opening 20 minutes and then got away from what we wanted to do as a team. Good teams like Oyster River will make you pay and they did. The girls stepped up to tie the game with a minute left in the half and held momentum.” – Coe-Brown’s Josh Hils

Records: Coe-Brown 4-0-1; Oyster River 3-1-1

Hollis-Brookline 5, John Stark 1

Key players: John Stark – Avery Pellerin (first career goal), Lexi Korbet (assist), Lexi Boudreau (14 saves)

Highlights:  The Generals fell to the defending champion Cavaliers on Friday.

Coach’s quote: “The team battled today versus the top team in the state. We are looking forward to taking lessons learned into our future matches.” – John Stark’s Eddie Marceau

Records: Hollis-Brookline 6-0; John Stark 2-2

John Stark 1, Lebanon 0

Key players: John Stark – Madi Lamothe (goal), Ava Rivers (assist), Lexi Boudreau (2 saves, clean sheet)

Highlights:  The Generals beat the Raiders on Saturday morning.

Coach’s quote: “The team got the job done on the road after playing two tough, back-to-back matches.” – John Stark’s Eddie Marceau

Records: John Stark 3-2-0; Lebanon 1-4-1

Pembroke 3, Plymouth 1

Key players: Pembroke – Ava alberico (goal, assist), Bailey Gatchell (2 goals), Giannah Michelson (assist), Lily Royer (assist), Saydi Desrosiers (defense), Layla Thorne (defense), Kennedy Jeski (defense), Giuls Davis (defense), Laila Al Shawafi (goalie)

Highlights: Alberico set up Gatchell for the first tally, then added her own off a pass from Royer to take the Spartans through the first half, then Michelson found Gatchell to seal the victory.

Coach’s quote: “While pleased it was a win, we are going to work to be more complete and unified back to front.” – Pembroke’s Jess Kaufman-Desrochers

Records: Pembroke 3-2-0; Plymouth 1-3-1

Hopkinton 6, Belmont 0

Key players: Hopkinton – Gemma Guadagno (2 goals), Marcella Guadagno (goal, assist), Isabella Serzans (goal, assist), Sadie Serzans (goal, assist), Kennedy Mark (goal), Annie Morrall (assist), Julia Chapin (assist), Avery Loew (shutout), Paige Boudette (defense)

Highlights: The Hawks scored five first-half goals. Freshman Sadie Serzans’s goal was a rocket line drive.

Coach’s quote: “The Lady Hawks got the job done in the first half, and in the second worked on more possession.” – Hopkinton’s Mike Zahn

Records: Hopkinton 4-0-1; Belmont 0-4-1

Boys’ Soccer

Hopkinton 3, Belmont 0

Key players: Hopkinton – Deegan Tomaz (goal), Nate Windhurst (goal), Kristof Cauley (goal), Sawyer Zipke (assist), Kyle Buelte (assist), Hunter Eckner-Naylor (2 saves); Belmont – Jaxson Embree (9 saves)

Highlights: Tomaz scored in the fifth minute on a shot from 20 yards out and Windhurst netted one in the sixth, taking a shot from 22 yards out and slotting it into the top half of the net. The Hawks stayed organized on defense and didn’t allow any threatening shots on net.

Coach’s quote: “The early goals from the Hawks, although nicely done, seemed to cause us to take our foot off the gas and let the game settle in a bit.” – Hopkinton’s Scott Zipke

Records: Hopkinton 4-0-0; Belmont 2-2-1

Football

Kearsarge 13, Fall Mountain 8

Highlights: The Cougars won their first game in two years on Friday night in Langdon.

Records: Kearsarge 1-1; Fall Mtn. 0-2

Field Hockey

Bow 4, Kingswood 1

Key players: Bow – Jules Cusson (goal), Peyton Vaughn (goal), Kaylee Jacques (goal), Shire Kelley (goal), Gianna Trott (assist), Caly Poitras (assist), Elise Jacques (assist)

Highlights:  Cusson scored Bow’s first goal on a fast break set up by a pass from Trott. Vaughn had another fast break to score the Falcons’ second goal in the third quarter. Jacques scored Bow’s third goal with the assist from Jacques and Kelley had the last goal with a deflection of Jacques’ shot. 

Coach’s quote: “It’s great to see our younger players play aggressive and find the back of the cage.” – Bow’s Sarah Vaughn

Records: Bow 5-1; Kingswood 0-5

Pembroke 2, Milford 0

Key players: Pembroke – Ashlyn Barker (2 goals)

Highlights: After a scoreless first half, Barker found the back of the net in the third quarter off a nice combination on a penalty corner, with Phoebe Morris inserting to Anne Phillips, who sent the ball towards Barker, who batted it out of the air for her second goal, clinching the win for Pembroke.

Coach’s quote: “Milford did a good job of thwarting our attack for most of the first half, but we made some adjustments in the second and generated better scoring chances.” – Pembroke’s Steve Langevin

Records: Pembroke 3-1-1; Milford 0-5-0

Boys’ Cross Country

Concord 12th

Key players: Concord – Josiah Conley (2nd, 16:22), Spencer Clemans (15th, 17:05), Maximiliano Jimenez-Calderon (86th, 19:56), Cameron Hodgman (104th, 20:35), Evan Anderson (111th, 20:53); Bishop Guertin – Matthew Giardina (1st, 15:46)

Highlights: The Tide finished 12th out of 17 teams at the Nashua North Invitational. Pinkerton (69), Salem (85), Bishop Guertin (108), Londonderry (121) and Nashua South (136) were the top five teams. Concord scored 288 points. Conley finished as the runner-up out of 139 competitors.

Coe-Brown 16, Souhegan 61, St. Thomas 80, Sanborn 96

Key players: Coe-Brown – Patrick Youngs (1st, 17:08), Luc Kerouac (2nd, 17:36), Benjamin Larson (3rd, 17:39), Benjamin Jobin (4th, 17:46), Landon Graveline (6th, 18:00)

Highlights: The Bears were one point away from a perfect score and they successfully defended their home course in their homecoming race.

Girls’ Cross Country

Concord 10th

Key players: Concord – Quinn Doherty (41st, 23:14), Bella Komorek (47th, 23:25), Madeleine Short (49th, 23:29), Clover Doperalski (57th, 24:00), Phoebe Dater-Roberts (61st, 24:10); Bedford – Mikita Barry (1st, 18:32)

Highlights: The Tide finished 10th at the 14-team Nashua North Invitational. Pinkerton (61 points), U-32, Vt. (80), Londonderry (129), Bedford (135) and Plymouth (166) were the top five teams. Concord finished 10th with (249 points). 

Souhegan 34, Coe-Brown 49, Sanborn 57, St. Thomas 90

Key players: Coe-Brown – Paige Murdough (4th, 22:27), Annabelle Lovett (6th, 22:44), Meredith Kerivan (10th, 24:33), Mary Bergeron (14th, 25:22), Olivia Zadakis (15th, 25:42); Souhegan – Samantha Swanbon (1st, 20:07)

Highlights: The Bears finished second at their homecoming race.

Girls’ Volleyball

Coe-Brown 3, Oyster River 2

Key players: Coe-Brown – Stella Vachon (9 kills, hitting .615), Haile Comeau (20 digs, 4 aces), Emma Zeblisky (13 kills)

Highlights: The Bears dropped the first two sets,  regrouped and made an epic comeback to reverse sweep the Bobcats in a rematch of the last two Division II title matches.

Coach’s quote: “We started the match playing as individuals and ended as a team committed to each other. This team has fully embraced the fact that gritty isn’t always pretty. The mental toughness, grit, and dedication to each other tonight was on full display. I am proud.” – Coe-Brown’s Renee Zobel

Records: Coe-Brown 3-1; Oyster River 3-1

Pelham 3, Merrimack Valley 0

Key players: MV – Mackenzie Shelby (6 digs), Aubrie Austin (2 aces), Taliyah Chudoba (6 digs), Kailee Rosario (block)

Highlights: The Pride fell to the Pythons 25-9, 25-17, 25-18. Shelby and Chudoba kept the Pride alive with six digs each and efficient services.

Coach’s quote: “We continue to battle in each game. It took us time to get settled in tonight against a good team, but this may have been our best game yet. The girls showed us tonight that their grit is here to compete with the rest of the state from here on out. Both varsity and JV levels are primed for success coming up. This new program is off to a great start!” – MV’s Tom Clark

Records: Pelham 2-1; MV 0-4

Golf

Bow 198, Timberlane 208, Alvirne 227, Milford 241

Key players: Bow – Jacob Gancarz (medalist, 34), Owen Webber (38), Aidan O’Keeffe (40)

Highlights: O’Keeffe made an albatross (3-under) on the second hole, par 5 at Atkinson Resort and Country Club.

Coach’s quote: “This team grinds each and every match, and is continuing to grow and compete at a high level. Excited to see their hard work pay off.” – Bow’s Matthew Davis

Records: Bow 11-0; Timberlane 5-6, Alvirne 2-7, Milford 1-8

Mascenic 79, Hopkinton 46, Concord Christian 35, Hillsboro-Deering 34

Key players: Hopkinton – Bronson Ammann (20 points), Coley Wells (11 points), Tate Doolan (9 points), Aidan Clay (6 points)

Highlights: The Hawks finished second at Shattuck Country Club on Friday.

Records: Mascenic 11-1; Hopkinton 4-7; Concord Christian 3-7, H-D 5-5